Cymothoidae - Wikipedia
The Cymothoidae are a family of isopods in the suborder Cymothoida found in both marine and freshwater environments. Cymoithoids are ectoparasites, usually of fish, and they include the bizarre "tongue-biter" (Cymothoa exigua), which attaches to a fish's tongue, causing it to atrophy, and replaces the tongue with its own body. [2] .
縮頭水蝨科 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
縮頭水蝨科（ Cymothoidae ）是等足目之下的一科寄生生物，通常寄生在魚類的身上，例如：縮頭魚虱。現時本科之下總共有40個可辨別的屬 [1] ，分別如下： Aegathoa Dana, 1853 Agarna Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 Amblycephalon Pillai, 1954 Anilocra Leach, 1818
Cymothoidae - GBIF
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Fish Isopods (Family Cymothoidae) - iNaturalist
The Cymothoidae are a family of isopods in the suborder Cymothoida and are found in both marine and freshwater environments. Cymoithoids are ectoparasites, usually of fish, and among their number they include the bizarre 'tongue-biter' (Cymothoa exigua) which attaches to a fish's tongue causing it to atrophy, and replaces the tongue with its ...
Global diversity of fish parasitic isopod crustaceans of the family ...
2014年8月1日 · Abstract. Of the 95 known families of Isopoda only a few are parasitic namely, Bopyridae, Cryptoniscidae, Cymothoidae, Dajidae, Entoniscidae, Gnathiidae and Tridentellidae. Representatives from the family Cymothoidae are obligate parasites of both marine and freshwater fishes and there are currently 40 recognised cymothoid genera worldwide.
Cymothoida - Wikipedia
Cymothoida is the name of a suborder of isopod crustaceans with a mostly carnivorous or parasitic lifestyle. It contains more than 2,700 described species in four superfamilies. Members of the suborder are characterised by their specialised mouthparts which include a mandible with a tooth-like process which is adapted for cutting or slicing.
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cymothoida
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cymothoida. marine only. extant only.
縮頭魚虱 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
縮頭魚虱 （學名： Cymothoa exigua 、 tongue-eating louse），俗名 食舌虱 或 食舌蟲，是一種 寄生 的 等足目 生物。 形态. 縮頭魚虱長約3－4厘米。 它們會從 墨西哥笛鯛 的 鰓 進入到其體內，依附在舌根中。 它們的前爪會抽走 舌頭 上的 血液，使其 萎縮。 它們會依附在舌頭的 肌肉 上取而代之。 更奇特的是墨西哥笛鯛仍能像使用正常舌頭般使用縮頭魚虱。 縮頭魚虱似乎不會對魚的身體造成其他傷害。 [1] 當縮頭魚虱取代舌頭後，它們一方面會以魚的血液為食，另一方面吸 …
Morphological and Molecular Study of the Fish Parasitic ... - MDPI
2023年8月27日 · Cymothoidae are parasitic isopods that infest fishes inhabiting marine, brackish, and fresh-water environments. The systematics, distribution, and host specificity of cymothoids is often unknown.
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Cymothoa …
2024年4月1日 · There are many challenging aspects of Cymothoidae, from collection to identification, which account for this rarely studied family with only a small number of cymothoid experts globally. This study highlighted the importance of using both morphological and molecular analysis in taxonomic study of this family.